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<p>How many dorm rooms have a view? When we were there, it seemed most looked into the trees.</p>
<p>What about it? The prettiest public school in Ohio is Miami University</p>
<p>Hobart and William Smith is also gorgeous.</p>
<p>University of Oklahoma, save for one or two ugly buildings, is one of the nicest flagships I’ve ever seen (admittedly I haven’t seen UNC or UVa)</p>
<p>I agree with Stanford. Absolutely gorgeous campus.</p>
<p>Am I the only one that didn’t like Stanford’s campus? </p>
<p>IMO the only truly beautiful schools I’ve ever seen in California are the University of San Diego and Scripps. UCSC is nice, but only because of the surrounding environment.</p>
<p>Smith is beautiful. For those more concerned with architecture, Fordham Lincoln Center has a building designed by I.M. Pei.</p>
<p>Just drove past Smith and Mount Holyoke College this weekend - both are beautiful.</p>
<p>Vassar College is located on 1,000 acres complete with a gorgeous library, Chapel, Skinner music building, farm, golf course, outdoor amphitheater overlooking Sunset Lake (where the beautiful graduation ceremony was held two weeks ago). A small area of shops is adjacent to campus. S1 loved the lake - I think it sold him on the campus. Winters aren’t too bad (comparatively in the NE) because Vassar is located in the Hudson Valley so the weather moderates a bit there. Plenty of concerts and events in Poughkeepsie and the malls are about 5 minutes away.</p>
<p>Most of the liberal arts colleges in the East are just breathtaking. Kenyon College is indescribable. And for public schools? University of Washington, Seattle.</p>
<p>Cornell! How many of these other universities have waterfalls on campus?</p>
<p>I’d like to point out these responses – like the question itself – are highly subjective. I flat-out disagree with some of these.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, which campuses do you disagree with?
I thought the subjective nature of the answers was implied when our “opinion” was asked for.</p>
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<p>True. I also find it amusing that there are ‘official’ rankings on the most beautiful campuses… </p>
<p>‘You will think these campuses are beautiful! Or else!’</p>
<p>I vote Richmond !! Because of the Gothic architecture and the lake plus having all four seasons!</p>
<p>I used to love the architecture of Stanford, but now I think it is boring. I especially love the campuses of University of Colorado-Boulder and the University of Washington.</p>
<p>Damn some of these schools are really beautiful! The pictures are so nice!
It must be great to study in beautiful campuses. I wonder why people don’t talk about choosing schools for the surroundings.</p>
<p>UC Santa Cruz is stunning!</p>
<p>I am not widely traveled but would humbly suggest UVA, Wake Forest, Miami of Ohio and the Peabody campus of Vanderbilt for the best examples of Georgian architecture on a college campus. For colleges with a gothic style Princeton, Yale (except New Haven) and Duke (except Durham). If you like eclectic modern with buildings designed by noted architects, check out pics of UC (that’s University of Cincinnati, surprisingly).</p>
<p>To more directly answer the OP’s question, I was pleasantly surprised by the campus of American University in Washington, DC–it is in a quieter part of the city, once you are on the campus you can forget you are in a major metropolitan area but off campus you have restaurants, shopping, and great museums. There is not a unified architectural style but the buildings are nice and the landscaping is very pretty. There is a change of seasons (dreadfully hot/humid in summer) but the winters are usually not awful. That’s my more than 2 cents worth :-)</p>
<p>UC Santa Barbara sits ON the beach. Pacific Ocean on two sides of the campus. Some dorms overlook the ocean. No one else can top that.</p>
<p>Pomona is so pretty.</p>
<p>I agree that UCSB should be on the list.</p>
<p>Pacific Lutheran University near Tacoma, WA is stunning.</p>